Saw construction



June12, 1923. 1,458,671

` A. wEs'rGARp sAw CONSTRUCTION Filed Dec. 31 1921 @m/@gard Patented June l2, 1923.` I i y j y f' y y l unirse sTATRES PA'llNT 0iliaFlCl-y ANTON wEsTeliruJ, or cHIcAGo, ILLINOIS, AssIeNon or ONE-HALF To ANNAB. 1

WESTGARD, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. sAw CONSTRUCTION. n

AApplication led December 31, 1921. Serial No. 526,217.

To cllwzomiz'tmay concern.' f ycurved inwardly *extending slots 2. y.Adja- 55 Be it known that LFANTN' l/VESTGARD, a rcent to the front walls of the slots 2, the saw citizen of the v"United States, residing at 'blade is cutaway as indicated rbv the nu- Chicago, 'in the countyy of Cook and tate meral Bto provide shaving clearance.y

of Illinois, have inVentedcertain new and The back wall of each slot'2 is providedl y useful Improvements-in SawConstructions; with a centrally disposed V-shaped groove 4 60 and l do hereby declare -the following to be `which is disposed. atan angle to the plane a full, clear, and eXact description vof the 0f the saw blade. of about one-half of one invention, such as will enable others skilled degree, first to oneside and then to the other,

in the art to which it appertains to make as is indicated in Figure 2. Y

and use the same. y The front wall of the slot 2 is cut awayy 65 The present invention relates particularly t0 form a 'recess 5, the walls'of which havev j` to an improvement in ay saw having detachinclined beveled surfaces and a central fridge. able teeth and'is applicable to other tools or shoulder 6. y having 'detachable working parts. y The body 7 of each tooth is curved to con- Primarily, .the object'of my invention is form to the backwall of they slotf2 `and is 7.0y to provide animproved saw, onein which wedge-shapel in plan, the'v cutting head or the teeth arejadapted to do better work and Wide part 8 Of the Wedge CODSUIlg the," give longer wear, and in` which such teeth cutting edge and the sides ofthe body be-` may-be tightly locked against displacement. lng bevelled on bothy sides to provide rake Secondarily, it is my object t'o provide for or clearance as will be readily understood. 75 'adjustment ofthe "working part of a tool i. Extending centrally of the length ofthe compensatorywiththe wear thereupon, and back surface of yeach tooth 7 is a V-shaped `to enable rapid displacement and replacetongue orrb9, and onthe front surface of ment of Worn 0r damaged parts. the body 7 some distance below, the cutting d Additi nally,lit is my object to yprovide a edge 8, is ak number of transverse serrations B0 new andirnproved type of detachable saw or teeth l0. A' y y Y tooth and a better means for locking same For lockinga tooth 7 within 'the slot 2, in operable position. y I employ two U-shaped rmembers or `plates These' and such otherobject as may herel1 and l2 and a connecting screw. Both of inafter appear are attained yby the novel these plate members have bevellededg'es fory 85 i construction, combination and arrangement cooperative engagement' with 'the bevell'ed f of parts to be more specifically set forth in kwalls of slot 5, thel plate lllbeing thicker the description which follows. Reference than plate l2 and slidable in. the U-shapzed will 'now be had to the accompanying drawrecess formed by the ridge 6 and alsothreading, forming a part of this specification, ed to receive a screw bolt 13 which passes 90 and in whichry Y through andhas its head seated in the.y plate Figures 1 and 2 are fragmentary side and 12. The tops or tooth engaging portions 'of edge views of my circular saw blade showingl members ll and 12 have -aligned rseri-ations 40 several teeth attached therein; corresponding in width and shape to serra- Figure 3 is a detail vof a saw blade with tions l0 in tooth 7 y 95 theftoothland locking'parts removed;` y Inasmuch as the groovesk 4 in the back Figures 4 and 5 are enlarged views of the wall of the slots 2 are not parallell to the locking ymembers which Iemploy; planeof the saw blade 1` the saw teeth will Figure 6 is a plan view of a complete saw be divided `into two groups, viz, right `and r tooth; and f f y i f c f y d left hand teeth which differ from each othery 100 Figures 7 and 8 `are sections along the primarily in thatfthe serrations'l() are dislines 7?-7 and 8f4-8, respectively,k of Figure posed at opposite angles on the `front kface y i 1lookingin the direction of thek arrows. of the two groups of teeth, the serra'tions lO Like reference" characters are used v to ybeing so disposed across the facefof atooth designate'similar parts in the ydrawing and thatthey will align with the serrations yin 105. in the/description of my invention. the plates 1l and l2.k HOWGYSI the teeth V The ordinal Ilfdesignatesa saw blade promaybe made substantial duplicates and the` vided with a' number of'regularly' arrangedy serraticns in the plates ll and 12y cut on ya slight angle so as to properly register with the serrations on the teeth as will be readily understood.

In assembly, teeth are manually inserted into slots 2. Right hand teeth are forced home invslots having* a right inclined groove 4 and left hand teeth into slots with a lett inclined groove 4. For right handed teeth, locking member l2 is placed upon the right and member l1 upon the left side of slot 5. Screw 13 is turned home through member l1 and for greatersecurity, may be struck by a. center punch to expand its metal into the threads ot locking member l1. Left hand teeth, of course, require opposite assembly. Locking members ll and 1Q are rethereon.

" versible.

It is manifest that teeth 7 may be insertvedv` and removed at will and that as theyr .wear oil may be extended outwardly to com- By-the arrangement lof right and left vhand tapered teeth 7 with opposinghigh `points andthe inclined grooves 4 inthe teeth slots 2, a clearance for teeth and tastening members is provided. There is no danger of binding and friction with its resulting burning of the saw or its teeth.

The use of a high-speed steel inthe detachable teethy 7 Apermits of long wear and `genuinely improved cutting points, such teeth generally being hardened about onel hall-fof their length from the cutting point to admit of use so long as there is sufficient serrated body left to be engaged by the locking lmembers 11 and l2.

The inventionk has been shown in connection with a circularsaw but it is equally applicable to a band saw or other straightedge 'saw and the teeth need not necessarily be curved to the successful operation of the invention.

c Having thus described my invention, what I claim is new and desire tosecure by Letters-Patent of the United States, yisz-- l. In. a saw, a body provided with recesses to receive saw teeth and locking means therefor, saw teeth, and a locking means comprising serrated members adapted to be forced against said saw tooth by engagement with said'saw body as said membe-rsare drawn one toward another.

2. The combination of a saw blade having lan open-ended slot therein and having ing an open-ended slot therein and having a second slot opening onto thek first slot and having a curved bottom, a saw tooth in the first-mentioned slot, a pair of clamping plates disposed on opposite sides of the other slot, said plates and the bottom of said last-mentioned slot having complementary inclined faces, and means for drawing said plates toward each other and into ven-l` gagementwith the tooth.

4. The combination of a saw blade having-an open-ended slot therein and having a second slot opening onto the iirst slot, a

saw tooth in the first-mentionedslot, a pair ot clamping plates disposed onopposite sides of the other slot, ridges extending alongthe sidewalls of the last-mentioned slot, one of said plates being slidably mounted between .said ridges, and means acting to move said plates toward the tooth when t-he plates are moved toward each i other.

' 5. The combination of a saw having an open-ended slot therein and having.;v

other slot, said plates :and the'y bottom ofV said last-mentioned slot having complementary inclined faces, a ridge-extending along the side wallsof said last-mentioned slot, one of said plates being slidably mounted between the extensions of said f ridge.l and means acting to move said plates toward the tooth when the plates are moved toward each other. v

6. The combination of a saw blade having an open-ended slottherein and having a second slot opening onto the first slot` a saw tooth in the first-mentioned slot, a pair'of clamping plates disposed on opposite-sides of the other slot, serrations in the tooth body opposite said last-mentioned slot,'c0m-l plementary serrations on the adjacent ends of said plates, and means acting to movesaid plates into engagement with the toothwhen said plates are moved toward eachother.

7. The combinationof a saw body having a curved slot for the reception of a saw tooth, a curved saw tooth adjustablyand for pressing said tooth against one curved Wall 0f said slot, said means including a pair,

` removably mounted in said slot, and means f tooth, one of the `vvalls of the slot having a groove therein, a curved 'saw tooth adjust ably and removably mounted in said slot, a rib extending alon the convex edge or back of the tooth any adapted to slidably:

fit in said groove, and means for pressing said tooth against one curved Wall yoi? said slot and pressing the said rib into said groove, said means including a pairof co-- operating plates adapted to form a portion f of the saw body. f

9. The combination of a saw body having a slot, a notch opening into the slot, the

walls of said notch being beveled, one of the Walls of saidfslot being concaved andl having a lon itudinally 'extending groove therein, a toot having a curved back and a longitudinally extending rib on its back, means acting on the tooth intermediate its ends for forcing the curved back of the tooth into close contactwith the concave Wall of the slot, said meansincluding a pair of beveled plates adapted tobe positioned nally exten in said notch, and locking Vmeans for the plates, said locking means including a bolt rotatabl mounted in one iplate, and screwthr'eadec y mounted in the other plate.

l0. The combination of afsaw' body hav-r for forcing the curved back of the tooth into close contact with the concave Wallfo the slot, said groove and rib cooperating to-dispose said tooth at an angle to the plane of the savv body, said means including a pair of beveled plates adapted *to be locked lnto position in said notch and corresponding respectively Withthe beveled edges.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my sivnature.'

ANTON WESTGARD, 

